[Murtyo]

"in the same way as the 68ers saw the old elite swept from power, they themselves will now be swept away and replaced by neo-conservative leaders like Nicolas Sarkozy in France, who will not tolerate a challenge to the authority of the state"

another great article about McWilliams new book at http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=45&si=1505918&issue_id=13271 can't be posted for copyright reasons, registration is free.

[bkepley]

How about the elimination of the welfare state so that they don't have time to be cooking up grievances as they are too busy supporting themselves? I'm serious. Not perfect but more likely to work than national service which participants would quickly become cynical about. Supporting oneself is not only good for the country but is also good for the soul IMHO.

[Incorrigible]

Irish Bump

[avile]

An Irish friend once told me that asure fire way to get the Catholics and Protestant's to stop fighting would be to bring in undesirables and the two Irish groups would unite.

[capydick]

Therefore, the nationalist conclusion is that the rioters are the "enemy within".

I pick this one. Does that make me a nationalist or, a rationalist?

[Zeppelin]

Where does an Irish family go on vacation?

A different pub. =P

[Desron13]

"Then there is a third idea doing the rounds. Let's call this the extreme-right or McCarthyite view, which sees al-Qaeda behind everything. Like McCarthyism in the US of the 1950s, which saw "reds under the bed", these cultural/religious commentators see a vast orchestrated Islamic conspiracy every time a person of Muslim origin expresses a view on anything."

Stopped reading right here. Thought the guy was on a roll then he smacked into this mental brick wall. When millions of muzzy lunatics world wide are plotting with every waking breath on how they are going to murder you, your family and your culture; It's not called "McCarthyite" paranoia. It's called a healthy sense of self preservation. There really is a "vast orchestrated Islamic conspiracy" and they're not even really trying to hide it any more.

[Patriot Hooligan]

You cannot conquer Ireland. You cannot extinguish the Irish passion for freedom. If our deed has not been sufficient to win freedom, then our children will win it by a better deed.
Padraig Pearse - a leader of the 1916 Rebellion.

I want peace and quiet. I want it so much I'd die for it.
Michael Collins

Early American folk history records that the only thing that Irishmen liked to do more than fight was drink. And the only reason the Irish like to fight among themselves is that they have yet to find a worthy opponent.

Bring it on!!!

[Cacique]

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